Question

Read the dialogue and complete the paragraph after changing into indirect form.
"What is your ambition in life ?" I asked the child.
"I want to become a gardener," said the child.
"Do you have any particular reason for that?" I asked.
"A gardener's life attracts me because even when he soils his clothes
with dust, nobody takes him to task," said the child.
I wanted to know from the child (a)
The child said (b)
I asked the child (c)
The child replied (d)​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) I wanted to know from the child, did

he had any particular reason for that .

(b) The child said, he wanted to become

a gardener.

(c) I asked the child what was his

ambition in life .

(d) The child replied, a gardener's life

attracts him because even when he

soils his clothes with dust, nobody

takes him to task